Dimo Atanasov

Minev Gives Ludogorets Historic 1-0 Victory Over Basel

Ludogorets defeated Basel 1-0 in UEFA Champions League Group B match in Sofia on Wednesday evening.

The victory over the Swiss visitors made Ludogorets the first ever Bulgarian team to earn points at Champions League group stage.

Left-back Yordan Minev gave the victory to the hosts by scoring in the first minute of added time from about 20 metres.

Bulgaria’s Ludogorets Reaches UEFA Champions League Group Stage

Bulgaria’s PFC Ludogorets Razgrad has reached the Champions League group stage after beating Romanian Steaua Bucharest.

Ludogorets won the match on the Vasl Levski National Stadium in Sofia 6:5 on penalties.

The Bulgarian champions will now be in the hat for Thursday's Champions League group stage draw, which has been scheduled for 6.45 pm EET.

Ludogorets knock out Partizan once again

BELGRADE - Partizan Belgrade failed to reach the UEFA Champions League playoffs after a 2-2 (2-2) draw against Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad in the second leg of the 3rd qualifying round in Belgrade late Wednesday.

The match, attended by a crowd of around 20,000 at the Partizan Stadium, was officiated by referee Alexey Kulbakov of Belarus.